South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-23


tied that By the law Of comfy among
nations, Q corporation created by one
sovereignty 10 permitted 70 make COO.
tracts in another, and TO sue IN In
coors:s and that The same Law Of CON.
~ pvevaala among the several scve.
eeignties Of THE Union. M. v.
wrote lsttsr 70 Bariugs 10 London
putting The states - soversigus the
cane ~ Great Britain. Al O., ON
Springs. 1851, he says: "Hos absurd
IL 10 to supposs that when different
parttss enter into eoupsut for GER
tain purposes. thai either can disre-
gard any one pr0visioA and expect,
nevegtbssUsaAths other 70 observe The
rest. Ihsys not hesitatsd 10 say and
| repeat. thai u the Nortberu Stsaes
refuse wilifsiiy 70 carry into eject
that part Of The Constitutes which
respects the restoration Of fugitive
Slaves and Congress provides 20 rem.
edy. the South would no longer b
bou0d 70 observe The compnos. 4
oafgaia cansss bets>s6sn q one ode
and stiil bind The osb6e si6S.
JUDoE TUcKER.
Professor Of Law in-the University
OF William 1 Mary College, says |:
"1Se Federal Govsrsnent sppsas TO b the
organ through shics the Uai,ed Republics
conuunics.s With foreign Nations ana with
each other. Their subnissiou TO Ito opera.
lions 10 voluntary: iis covenants. ito en-.
eagemen's. iis authority. are ths;rs, modified
and united. lie sovereignty isan emanatiou
from Aelles not name n which they have
been cossAped. nor . vortex 10 which they
have been swallowed up. Rach 10 still
perfect State siill sovereign. s,ill indepeudeu
and still capable should the occasion REQUIRE
to setnme tho exercise Of its functions As
such, In the most uulimited extent.
Agsin-Mr. Rswle, an eminent itist, Dis.
uict attended washi 1gton's Administration
and was offered the Attor ney Generaiship
said: I'll depends upon the State itself to re.
tain or abolish the principle OF Representa
ton, because it dep ends on itself whether Il,
will continue member OF the Union To
deny this right would DO inconsistent with
the principles on which our political systems
are founded. which ID, that the people have
70 all cases . right TO deteru iue how they
will be governed Nr. Rawle, teing an
officer under washington's administration
surely understood the theory Of our govern.
meut.
JosIAu QuISsKY, NJ c., Mass, 1911.
On the admission o. Louisiana as a State
Mr.. Quincy said. "If this bill passes II is
my DELHI rate opini N that il is virtually n
dissolution Of this Union, that will free States
from heir moral obligations, and as il will
he the right Of all. 80 il will be the duty Of
some d. hniiely to prepare for separation
Chair decided it out Of order. lie then
said: "Is there a principle Of public law
better settled or more conformable to the
plainest Suggestions Of reason than that the
violation Of q contract by one OF the parties
may be considered as exemptipg the other
from the obligstions7"
Col. Timothy Pickering, who was an off.
Ger Of the Revolution, who was successi vsly
Postmaster General, Secretary Of War aud
Secretary Of State in Washington's Cabinet,
will rather anticipate New Con ederacy -
that this can be accomplished without spill.
ing one drop Of blood"
in 1884 the legislature OF Massachusetts,
passed a resolution ia which It Was declared
that the people of Massachusetts, would not
submit to undelegated power from any body
Of men on erth. and the project of anuexing
Texas. II not arrested. would tend to drive
States out OF the Unicn.
RAAiEbCAAAON Of tIhOINIA.
We, the delegates Of the people Of vireinis.
Virginia. declare and make known that the
powers granted under the Constitution being
derived from the people OF the United States,
may be resumed by them whatsoever the
same shall be perverted 10 their injury or
opp ression, and that every power not grant,
ed thereby remaiIs with them and at their
will that therefore no right OF any deuomi
nation can be cancelled. abridged, restrain.
ed or modified by the Congress, by the Sen
ate or House Of Representatives, acting Ia
any capacity by the President or any depart.
me Mt or officer Of the United States
Now. that we may learn what was uuder
stood by that Con yention. We will listen to
the arguments OF the leading men. Mr..
Nicholas said {: mo danger whatever can
arise for these expressions will become par I
Of the contract, the Constitution cannot be
binding en- Virginia bet With these condi-
ton" He then went on 10 say "lfl 3 indi.
viduals are about to make Q contract aud
one agrees 10 u, but at the same time de
clsres that he understands iu meaning. sig.
nihcaticn snd intent. to be what the words
ut the compact plainly and obviously denote
that II 10 not 70 be construed SO as to i'm
pose any SUI Elementary condition upon him,
and that he 10 to he exoneratsd from IL " ben
soever any such imposition shall be attempt.
cOu0l
lions on which he has sssented to IL would
not be binding on the other twelve Ia
like manner these conditions will be binding
on Congress They can exercise no power
that 10 not expressly granted to them.
That Stale bad perfect right TO seed q
whenever her constitutional rights were de-
MED was an Tndisputed doctrine from 1898
to 1891 Every President elected daring
that period proclaimed IL Gen Washing.
ton seeded from the Articles Of COnfedera
ton that was to he perpetuated, when the
! Constitution had only been in force nine
years, upon the principles laid down In tn,
declaration Of Independents. Ia 1861, u
States bad positively refused to crry on, a
certain SECTION OF the Constitution OF which
Nc. Webster spoke ai Capon Springs IN 1851
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Old ViFinia-e exhausted
every effort IN her power to avert the calsm-
ity OF war. She called peace Congress
when she was only met BY insults and ieers
Mr.. Wade, spokesman for the Northern
States, boldly declared that they would rot
falhll their constitutional obi cations. s 9
returned sorroving, but she was oct permit.
ted TO weep ia silence. 10 violation OF the
Constitution he had so recently sworn to
protect, President Lincola ordered her 70
furnish Der quota Of soldiers. No altsfna.
tive vas left Der but TO resume her delegated
powers sod secede from the Union, OF Grim
500 her pure hands 10 The blood Of her owa
children.
Virginia was our sovereign and hsd no
superior, aud IL was TO her we Owed allie.
giancfJ and we could be neither Traitor or
Rebel while we were tue 10 our sovereign.
would very much like TO comment more
At large upon the authorities have cited
but time forbids. would like 10 show the
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